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On Force vs. Flow

I love being good at things.I love achieving and performing. It drives me. I want to be the best at everything. I want to learn everything I can about the world, so that I can use that knowledge to help improve it.I have this innate need to create harmony and make...

On Shame

When I was little, my mom dealt with a lot as a single mom. We weren’t the easiest kids, and my dad’s suicide left her alone to deal with a 9 year old, 5 year old and 1 year old completely solo.I didn’t learn til a few months ago that she almost uprooted our entire...

On Bailing

I like to consider myself a reasonably dedicated person. I make a commitment, I follow it through. There are sometimes mitigating circumstances to this. I don’t generally prefer to rely on others in my commitments, since I tend to find that others not only don’t...

On Evolving Love

Today is, was, would’ve been – technically is, our 14 year anniversary. We’ve always just known we’d be together since we started talking again – so we never regarded our wedding as anything but a piece of paper. (We were married 9 years ago tomorrow)....

On Being a Lighthouse

“Lighthouses do not run around looking for boats to save, they simply stand and shine.”A version of this very thought occurred to me on a long run yesterday. The world can be exhausting for someone like me. My reality is comprised largely of helping others...